Korea Communications Commission, a government agency responsible for the country’s broadcast and telecommunication policies, assigned test frequency for TD-SCDMA, a 3G standard deployed in China, mobile WiMax, MIMO antenna, and ITS services.
The commission decided to offer the 2.1㎓ band to SK Telecom for TD-SCDMA test, 2.5㎓ to Samsung for mobile WiMax, 2.3㎓ to Posdata and LG Nortel for another mobile WiMax, 5.8㎓ and 2-5㎓ to the Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI) for ITS and MIMO antenna development. As many as 50 base stations of the six businesses and institutes will be open for test use of industry players.
About assigning two frequency bands to mobile WiMax, the commission said, “The 2.5㎓ frequency given to Samsung will be used to test equipment of Sprint, a U.S. wireless carrier while the 2.3㎓ to Posdata and LG Nortel is for WiBro service test.” It went on to say, “Based on the SK Telecom’s tests for TD-SCDMA service, we would be able to build a close relationship with China in mobile service field while more Korean device and transponder manufacturers have more business opportunities in the market.”
SK Telecom plans to conduct experiments on a couple of sections on the highway between Seoul and its office in Bundang city. Samsung plans to make to most of the assigned frequency to develop WiBro Evolution technology, which was adopted as a 3G international standard.
ETRI, which is provided with the frequency band for MIMo antenna, one of the promising 4G technologies, is expected to adapt the technology originally developed for U.S. and Europe topography to the geographical condition of Korea.
ETRI also plans to use the 2-5㎓ frequency to develop an international as well as local standard of ITS (Intelligent Transportation Systems) that involve wireless communication between cars and traffic infrastructure thus enhancing drivers’ safety and traffic control.
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